A17183:1267
Fifty Godly and Learned Sermons (The Decades)
Fifty godly and learned sermons divided into five decades, containing the chief and principal points of Christian religion, written in three several tomes or sections, by Henry Bullinger minister of the church of Tigure in Switzerland. Whereunto is adjoined a triple or three-fold table very fruitful and necessary. Translated out of Latin into English by H.I. student in divinity.Fiftie godlie and learned sermons diuided into fiue decades, conteyning the chiefe and principall pointes of Christian religion, written in three seuerall tomes or sections, by Henrie Bullinger minister of the churche of Tigure in Swicerlande. Whereunto is adioyned a triple or three-folde table verie fruitefull and necessarie. Translated out of Latine into English by H.I. student in diuinitie.
London: printed by Henry Middleton for Ralph Newberrie, 1577London: printed by Henry Middleton for Ralphe Newberrie, 1577
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now the sacrifices of consecrating, I mean of the priests of the tabernacle, and of all the vessels or instruments belonging to the holy ministry, are in many points all one with the burnt offerings, and in ⟨p. 370⟩some things differing from them: as is fully to be seen in the 29 of Exodus and the eighth of Levitic. And Christ our Lord did first begin the priesthood by his passion, and after that hallowed all the faithful to be priests unto him self.
Nowe the sacrifices of consecrating, I meane of the priestes of the tabernacle, and of all the vessels or instrumentes belonginge to the holie ministerie, are in many pointes all one with the burnt offeringes, and in ⟨p. 370⟩some things differing from them: as is fully to be séene in the 29 of Exodus and the eighth of Leuitic. And Christe our Lord did first beginne the priesthood by his passion, and after that hallowed all the faithful to be priests vnto him selfe.
The second kind of sacrifices was the oblation which they called Minha, 1a gift, reward, or sacrifice of a wheaten cake, and by another name was called a meat offering. This sacrifice was of the fruit of the earth, & was not offered always after one sort: for there are reckoned three kinds of this sacrifice. For there was offered either parched wheat, sticking in the ears, or wheat out of the ears, or else clean meal unbaked, or at least wise meal made up into bread, which bread again was made three sundry ways and in three sundry fashions. For either it was baked in an oven or furnace: or else sod in a pot or a caldron, or else fried in a frying pan like unto cakes. To these there was added, as sauce to the sacrifice, salt, oil & frankincense. Honey and leaven were by a general rule utterly barred from all sorts of sacrifices. For cakes made with honey were never allowed of, nor admitted in their offerings. Yet in the feast of thanks giving they did eat leavened bread.